Nimbus Motorcycles

Fri Apr 17 2015
RussBees at msn.com
Operator manual, parts book
Nimbus C
I'm a new owner of a Nimbus and looking to buy in English maintenance manuals.
Iowa

26th April 2013
steve<at>loudbike.com

1952 Nimbus 746cc Four With Bender Sidecar

The current owner bought this gorgeous and rare 1952 Nimbus Outfit from a local BMW dealer back in 1998 and it's seen occasional use up to 2009; when it was decommissioned for display in his collection. The sidecar is the correct
Danish Bender copy of the well-know Steib.

This is a very unique package that runs as well as it looks and has been very well cared for.

The result of diversification by the Danish vacuum cleaner manufacturer, Fisker & Nielsen, the Nimbus motorcycle first appeared in 1919. Unusually, only inline four-cylinder models were built. These were of advanced design, using
shaft final drive and pressed steel frames right from the start of production, and pioneered the use of the telescopic front fork in the mid-1930s. The early models featured a distinctive tubular spine frame that doubled as the fuel tank,
soon gaining the nickname 'stovepipe'. Motorcycle production was suspended in 1928 to enable the company to concentrate on producing its Nilfisk vacuum cleaners, and when the new Nimbus appeared in 1934 it was with a power unit that showed
strong motor-industry influence, being constructed along car lines with integral crankcase/cylinder block in cast iron and a detachable alloy sump. The cast-iron cylinder head was topped by an alloy housing for the single overhead camshaft,
which was driven by shaft-and-bevel gears. A single-plate clutch transmitted power to the three-speed gearbox. Foot change for the gearbox, a beefier front fork and larger brakes had been added by the end of the 1930s, but from then on the
Nimbus changed little until series production was ended in 1954, once again to free up resources for the vacuum cleaner business. An additional few machines were assembled from spares between 1954 and 1959 but none have been made since then.
Production was always on a limited scale but such is the quality of the Nimbus that many remain in service today.

Sat Mar 05 2011kaj.bloch.jensen<at>pc.dk
Nimbus for sale
Nimbus 1949
I am selling the last Nimbus in my collection. It was restored in 2009-10 with 0 milage after restoration.Price Euro: 14.500. Shipping to the UK incl. (door to door)
Denmark

Thu Feb 12 2009emnjonh at comcast.net
Your excellent web site does not include certain European sidecars that you may wish to add:

Danish sidecars: Bender, Dania, Star, Sterling, Engstrom, and Nimbus. Your photos of Nimbus combiinations include ACAP and, I believe, a green Nimbus sidecar. Additionally, there are several photos of a red Nimbus motorcycle with a
red sidecar that has vertical chrome or alloy trim strips and a blunt nose. That sidecar is not identified in the captions but it is a Dania.

Wed Feb 06 2008versauto at netzero.net
1938 & 1957
nimbus ser. # 13794
I need info on this bike and quick
I have not found what i need to know yet

Wed Sep 05 2007zulusmail at qwest.net
1937 nimbus
Hi, I'm looking for a tailpipe for my Nimbus, not the whole exhaust, just the fishtale looking end piece. Do you have one, or do you know of anyone who has one for sale
Thanks
Pat
colorado

Mon Apr 16 2007opusnugen at bluebottledot com
Nimbus Motorcycle Featured on TheMotoFest.com promotion
Nimbus
Just thought you would like to know that a Nimbus is featured on the Index page, as well as the billboard ads, for the upcoming International Motocycle Festival in St. Louis, Missouri (USA). The webpage says the event is April 27-29,
2007. I am a resident of St. Louis, and after checking out the website, I had to find out more about the Nimbus.
St. Louis, MO

Tue Aug 14 2007jef at royalunibrewdot com
Purchase
Nimbus
There is no E-bay in Denmark. But if you are interrestet in purchasing a Nimbus from DK. you can try on this website www.dba.dk this is the page where most vehicles is sold.

Bruce's Nimbus was manufactured during or after 1947, VIN number 7500 or higher. Prior to mid 1947 the Nimbus had two big differences, namely a low front end and seat coil springs. After VIN number 7500 the manufacture
went to rubber band seat suspension and the hig front end. Attached are photographs of a newly restored 1938 with ACAP sidecar.
Seal Beach, California

See entry May 2006 below

Tue Oct 17 2006nimbusclubusa at aoldot com
Nimbus model 'C' 1934-1960
Anyone in need of information related to the Nimbus motorcycle, please do not hesitate to contact the Nimbus Motorcycle Klub of America. We pride ourselves in assisting anyone with Nimbus needs, such as technical advice and parts.
California

Fri Jun 30 2006artminer at iwi-ironworksdot com
Nimbus value 1938
I am trying to aquire my Dad's Nimbus, he passed away a few weeks ago.His wife needs money for it, and I'm not sure what the value of this great maching really is. One fo the few marks that could stump me.
NJ

Thu May 18 2006uk-solentcentral at zen.co.uk
Correct i.d.
Nimbus C Bumblebee
Can you please put me in touch with somebody who can correctly i.d. Bumblebee year unknown, I have a partial number however. I have many photos which I can e-mail. Thanks. Bruce Main-Smith
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Southampton UK

Sat Apr 22 2006ellenogib at shaw.ca
nimbus ovners
I would be interested in knowing if there are any in Vancouver, or area who owns a nimbus motorcycle
Vancouver B.C

Wed May 25 2005bettysmit at hotmaildot com
Nimbus
Your picture of the weddingcake does not load. I have a Nimbus on my website, page 2005, scroll down. http://www.motormeisje.nl also in english.

I just had contact with the owner of the Nimbus. According to him they made this type from 1938 - 1953 at the Nilfisk factory in Danmark. It has a differential and open valves and the camshaft below. But he was willing to have a look at
the type plate and mail me the details.
Mr. Pol also told me, when I had him on the phone last night, that in the fifties, the postmen in Denmark used the Nimbus for transportation. The Nilfisk factory is known for its vacuumcleaners.
Greetings, Betty.

The Danish postal service has used a large number of different vehicles over the years.

When King Christian IV set up the Danish postal service in 1624, mail was transported around the country on horse, by boat and on foot. Later on, horse-drawn carriages and stagecoaches were introduced.

The old stagecoach routes were phased out from the mid-19th century as the railways spread throughout the country, and the first motorised postmen made their appearance at the start of the 20th century.

The first motorised vehicle, purchased by the Danish Post and Conveyance Service itself, made its appearance in 1907. It was an Ellehammer motorbike and sidecar used to transfer mail between Banegurdspostkontoret (the
Railway Post Office) in Copenhagen and Amagerbanen (a separate railway on the nearby island of Amager). Banegurdspostkontoret stood on the site of the present-day Palads cinema, a well-known and colourful landmark in
central Copenhagen.

Nimbus

As mentioned above, a motorbike had been used on a trial basis in 1907, but was deemed a failure. The postal service did not experiment with motorbikes again until 1923.

This time, three Nimbus motorbikes and sidecars were procured to deliver express packages in Copenhagen. Another Nimbus was acquired in Brunshuj for parcel distribution, collection from post boxes
and transporting mail to Lygtekvarteret post office.

Three more Nimbus motorbikes were purchased in 1924 - mainly for collecting post (always their main use) in the suburbs of Copenhagen. The final Nimbus runs were made in 1976.

Cheerful postmen emptying post boxes on their Nimbus bikes has passed into folk memory. They learned to brake from full speed and swerve the sidecar in under the post box - kerb and pavement were no obstacle - they just raised the sidecar
slightly as they swerved. All they had to do then was empty the contents of the post-box directly into the sidecar. They were, of course, told in no uncertain manner that this kind of manoeuvre was not allowed.

Another attraction was watching the Nimbus bikes return to the post yard en masse. They would often arrive in one long line - and all with the sidecar raised at a 45 degree angle.

Nimbus motorbikes were made by Fisker & Nielsen at their factory in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. The models supplied until 1933 were known as "the Stove Pipe". The one featured on the stamp was nicknamed "the Bumblebee". The postal
service took delivery of 165 Bumblebees from 1934-60.

March 3, 2002
Greetings, I have recently returned from working in Copenhagen, and have of course fallen hopelessly in love with the Nimbus. I would like to try and buy one...
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January 25, 2002
Denmark's finest motorcycles. Built from 1928 to 1934 Shovel pipe. 1934 to 1950 or 52 4 cylinder shaft drive. Exposed valves. Vertical mounted generator driven by oil pump that also drives the valve train.3 speed transmission also comes with
side car. Frame made from what looks to flat bar stock. Originally manufactured by vacuum cleaner company. There are a few in California mine is Cal. license NIMBUS 4. All kinds of books are available if you speck Danish. -- Bob
Lacey -- rmlaceymachine at earthlink.net

April 6, 2001
Hello,
I am jungba from south korea.
My friend has an old nimbus motorcycle, and wants to restore this motorcycle. To begin the restoration, we need to know the exact model of the machine. However, it is very difficult for me to identify the exact model of his
motorcycle because there are lots of similar models by nimbus.
Can you tell us which model it is from the photo I am attaching herewith?
Thank you in advance for your kind attention. -- webmaster at motorfashion.net

January 30, 2001
I have a 1950 nimbus and nimbus sidecar for sale in perfect working order .I am in southern UK any one want it? Here are some pix -- Roger Cole -- supergun at btinternetdot com

January 1, 2003
My Nimbus advertised on your pages has been SOLD and is now in sunny California..
Happy new year Roger C ole

December 3, 2000
Dear Sheldon,
I am the editor of Nimbus Tidende, the magazine for the danish 1,700-member Nimbus Club. Some time ago I wrote the attached article - in English - about the Nimbus. It has been updated in late November 2000. If you're unable to open the
file, or if the story is too long, please contact me. A picture of the older model B is attached, unfortunately in a rather crude format.
Ride safe
Kim Scholer

December 12, 2000
Hi nimbus freaks/friends/palls/dudes eg.
Yes itus very true on October the 1 - JC NIMBUS in Denmark turned into an APS company.
This was celebrated as should be - with a "wedding" on site - registered partnership ......
These are some of the pictures of the "wedding cake" and the grooms .....
Please feel fre to distribute these pictures to anyone (worldwide)
having an interest in the Danish NIMBUS bike.

PLEASE E-MAIL ME IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE THAT MIGHT BE SELLING A NIMBUS MOTORCYCLE. THANKS SCHNUGGAS at AOLdot com

July 19, 2000
Yes I know someone who wants to sell a Nimbus. Totally original. In occasional road use. Engineers pet. Collectors dream. Plate No. 13150, Genuine... When I attempt to email the above, all I get is an advert for AOL!
-- shieling -- shieling at tinyworld.co.uk

April 22, 2000
I have this 1955 Nimbus for sale complete with ACAP sidecar. Has been fully restored . I have owned it for 22 years. Also have many spare parts and complete spare engine. Manuals and History (mostly in Danish). --

January 21, 2001
I was recently contacted about the 55 Nimbus that you have on your site for sale. It has been sold so you can either mark it as such or remove from your site. It has a new home in North
Carolina and may be seen at the International sidecar rally next summer in Lexington Kentucky. Nice web site. Thanks. Erling Lauersen

November 28, 1999
This particular motorbike was delivered to the Danish army 1953 by the Nimbus manufacturer, Fisker & Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark. 1971 it was brought to Sweden and is one of around 130 Nimbus motorbikes still running in this
country.

The Nimbus was the first motorbike in the world with a telescope front fork. Between 1919 and 1960 around 14000 Nimbus motorbikes were manufactured. The bike was build for hard use and appreciated by the Danish army, police and postal
services. For a presentation in english see home20.inet.tele.dk/nyboe/(404) -- Lars-Ake Johansson -- larsake at halland.net

November 24, 1999
Take a peek at the page allitnil.df.lth.se/nimbus/english.htm 404

The machine portraited there was owned by one of the constructors of Nimbus Model C, namely Testmaster Anton Rasmussen.

There is also a hotlink enabling you to do free text searchings in the storebooks of the Nimbus manufacturer, Fisker & Nielsen of Copenhagen where you can find who the first vendor was, when a particular machine was delivered, which
machines were delivered to the Danish Army and so forth.

The picture of Nimbus 1-2 are a old Danish built bike. Production started in 1934 and ended about 1963. Totally there have been made about 10000 bikes with and without out sidecar. Today about 2200 are still on the road.
hans-henrik hanshp at image.dk
Denmark